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53. “Look at these shoes! They’re brand new, and the heel’s fallen off

already.”
“_____ them _____ and change them, then.”
A) Put / away

B) Find / out

C) Put / out

D) Take / back

54. “Oh, dear! The washing machine isn’t working. I haven’t got any

clean clothes, and I’ve got to go to work. What am I going to do?’
‘Don’t worry. I’ll ___ them all ___. Just go to work.’

A) put / away

B) find / out

C) sort / out

D) clear / up

55. The fire was so intense that it took the firemen three hours to _____

it _____.
A) put / away

B) find / out

C) put / out

D) clear / up

56. The government wants to _____ a new scheme to encourage people

to start their own businesses.
A) put away

B) find out

C) try out

D) clear up

57. ‘Can I _____ these jeans _____ please?’

‘Sure. The changing rooms are over there.’
A) put / away

B) try / out

C) put / out

D) try / on

58. I won’t be able to go shopping with you today, I’m afraid. I’ve got

a lot to do at the moment.
Can we _____ it _____ till next week?
A) put / off

B) find / out

C) put / out

D) take / back

59. I don’t mind your baking a cake, but just make sure you ___

everything __ when you’ve finished.
A) put /away

B) clear / up

C) put / out

D) take / back

60. ‘What should I do with this form?’

‘_____ it _____.’
A) Find / out

B) Fill / in

C) Put / out

D) Clear / up

61. I wanted to _____ to you yesterday.

A) to speak

B) speaking

C) speak

D) to speaking

62. They enjoyed _____ on holiday by the sea.

A) be

B) being

C) to be

D) too be

63. We hope _____ by half past seven.

A) arriving

B) to arrive

C) arrive

D) arrived

64. The weather was awful. It didn’t stop _____ all week.

A) raining

B) to rain

C) rain

D) rain too

65. My sister has agreed _____ with the decorating.

A) help

B) helping

C) to help

D) helps

66. She loves _____ for herself.

A) to work

B) work

C) working

D) works

67. Please let me _____ for the drinks.

A) to pay

B) pay

C) paying

D) paid

68. My health wasn’t very good so I stopped _____.

A) smoking

B) to smoke

C) smoke

D) smoked

69. We chose _____ by boat rather than by plane.

A) traveling

B) travel

C) to travel

D) traveled

70. We’ve finished _____ the house.

A) decorate

B) decorating

C) decorated

D) to decorate

71. I can’t stand _____ in an office.

A) working

B) work

C) worked

D) to work

72. We expect you _____  on time.

A) arrive

B) arriving

C) arrived

D) to arrive

73. It was a wonderful holiday. I will always remember _____ the Niagara

Falls.
A) seeing

B) to see

C)saw

D)  see

74. I would hate _____ your party.

A) miss

B) miss to

C) missed

D) to miss

75. They can’t promise _____ the work today.

A) finish

B) finishing

C) finished

D) to finish

76. He hates _____ calculators.

A) use

B) using

C) used

D) to use

1.

I was born _____ 1974.
A) for

B) since

C) in

D) ago

2.

I’ve been a journalist _____ two years.
A) for

B) since

C) in

D) ago

3.

I waited for you _____ hours.
A) for

B) since

C) in

D) ago

4.

She left university three years _____.
A) for

B) since

C) in

D) ago

5.

He’s lived abroad _____ 1990.
A) for

B) since

C) in

D) ago

6.

They got acquainted with each other _____ last year.
A) for

B) since

C) in

D) *

7.

Have you _____ been to China?
A) never

B) ever

C) since

D) yet

8.

Don’t worry about phoning him because I’ve _____ done it.
A) ever

B) already

C) yet

D) never

9.

I haven’t finished my lunch _____ 

.

A) never

B) ever

C) already

D) yet

10. I’ve not _____ been skiing, but I’d like to try it.

A) never

B) ever

C) already

D) just

11. I can’t come out because I’ve _____ washed my hair.

A) never

B) ever

C) just

D) yet

12. Have you met our new teacher _____?

A) just

B) ever

C) already

D) yet

13. I’m delighted because I’ve been _____ a pay rise.

A) gave

B) have given

C) given

D) was given

14. The director’s children _____

.

A) have been kidnapped

B) have kidnapped

C) kidnapped

D) was kidnapped

15. They’re really angry because someone _____ their car.

A) has been damaged

B) has damaged

C) damage

D) was damaged

16. She’s going to be late because her plane _____

.

A) has been delayed

B) has delayed

C) delayed

D) was delayed

17. He _____ to a senior designer.

A) has been promoted

B) has promoted

C) promoted

D) are promoted

18. Hundreds of people _____ for the jobs.

A) have been applied

B) have applied

C) have applying

D) was applied

19. Four people _____ in a train crash.

A) have been killed

B) have killed

C) are killed

D) was killed

20. Local police _____ the bank robber.

A) have been arrested

B) have arrested

C) has arrested

D) was arrested

21. Floods _____ serious damage.

A) have been caused

B) have caused

C) has caused

D) was caused

22. My job application _____

.

A) haven’t been accepted

B) haven’t accepted

C) hasn’t been accepted

D) hasn’t accepted

23. The workers _____ a new representative.

A) have been elected

B) have elected

C) has elected

D) was elected

- Present Perfect

- Past Simple

- Present Perfect Passive - Phrasal Verbs

TEST - 7

INTERMEDIATE

Intermediate Test 7

Book 1 Part A

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400 questions in English Grammar

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